What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIII)

Gary Shaw posted:

Mika Uchizato - Kaze No Shonkanee

Actually, there's just one track, but it took me a morning of detective work to find it!

Back in 2006 Stuart Maconie saw this singer at SXSW and played a track on Freak Zone that I loved. Couldn't get the album or even hear what it sounded like, and sort of forgot it. Until this morning when it popped into my head...except I couldn't remember the title, the singer, or the album. Hence a morning of frantic Googling based on the fact that I knew it was a famous Okinawan folk song and that it had the word "Hana" in it.

Anyway, the fruits of my labour: Kui Jin nu Hana (and no, I have no idea what she's singing about, but it's very simple, accompanied by just a shamisen, and completely captivating)

Thanks Gary, very enjoyable and amazingly she has a few tracks available on Tidal where I listened to it. If I'd have had several drams and was only half listening to it in say a club or event up here it could almost be taken for Gaelic folk music from one of the Western aisles... 

Jeroen20 posted:

Another great album by Gene Harris.

His version of Summertime is the most 'Funky' I have ever heard.

 

This is a very special solo by the younger Harris from 1993 which never leaves my coffee table:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmXTLn9ZeGQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU4Cy-yKXXw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGruWev8C38

Despite my Windows 10 woes that I've been bleating on about elsewhere on the forum, currently streaming Rumours Supler Deluxe Edition from Qobuz.  The live tracks included I am finding particularly enjoyable right now.  Will hear what all the other demos, and rough cuts are like in due course, but so far so good.

An album i really didn't think i'd like but it's a grower. Picked up Q magazine at the airport last year and flicking through the mag on the plane, i read through the list of albums you must own (or something like that). Intrigued by the article on the recording of this album i ordered it when i got home. 

The first play was a real WTF moment (not in a good way) and it's got played very occasionally since. I found myself humming ' Only Shallow' to myself this morning and thought it was time to give this a proper play...

My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

Haim Ronen posted:

Jeroen20 posted:

Another great album by Gene Harris.

His version of Summertime is the most 'Funky' I have ever heard.

 

This is a very special solo by the younger Harris from 1993 which never leaves my coffee table:

  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmXTLn9ZeGQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU4Cy-yKXXw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGruWev8C38

 

Oh yes, that's a very good Gene Harris CD as well..

LP - Columbia 1976 : )

Jimmy Bryant - Clavinet
Steve Cobb - Drums, vocals
Byron Gregory - Acoustic and electric guitar
Ron Harris - Electric bass
Ramsey Lewis - Acoustic and electric piano
Derf Reklaw Raheem - Flute, percussion, vocals
Tang - Vocals

Recorded at Wally Heider Recording, Burbank Studios, Los Angeles, California. 1976

~ < > ~

A + | WAV

(1972)

It's not often that I listen to these boys nowadays. I didn't realise, until checking some discogs notes, that this was released two years after they had disbanded! 

"Released on June 14, 1972, two years after the duo had disbanded. It's a mix of original studio recordings and four previously unreleased live recordings. The record's minimalist packaging does not specifically date the latter; however, the live versions of "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" and "Kathy's Song" included on "Greatest Hits" were also included on the 2008 album "Live 1969." The liner notes to "Live 1969" state that these two songs were both recorded at a November 1969 concert in St. Louis, Missouri. According to the liner notes from Collected Works, however, the version of "Kathy's Song" was taken from a 1968 concert in Vermont." - Discogs

Tracklist
Mrs. Robinson 4:02
For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her 2:04
The Boxer 5:07
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) 1:43
The Sound Of Silence 3:02
I Am A Rock 2:50
Scarborough Fair / Canticle 3:08
Homeward Bound 2:30
Bridge Over Troubled Water 4:52
America 3:34
Kathy's Song 3:16
El Condor Pasa (If I Could) 3:06
Bookends 1:16
Cecilia 2:55

LP - Columbia 1974 : )

Ramsey Lewis - keyboards, ARP and Moog
Cleveland Eaton - bass, electric bass
Morris Jennings - drums, percussion
James L. Herson - Moog (tracks 2, 6 & 8 )
Calvin Barnes - percussion (tracks 4 & 5)
Carl Mars - drums
Ron Capone - drums (track 3)
Steve Cropper - guitar (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9)

Recorded at Trans Maximus Inc. Recording Studios, Memphis and CBS Recording Studios, Chicago 1974

We can't do anything about the gloomy cold damp British soggy wet weather out there but indoors one can feel the sonic glow of warmth from perhaps an over serious looking Ramsey behind those cool Ray Bans. Highly recommended album for sheer get down feel good grooviness : )

Debs

Not a blues album

This is the only CD I have of Les McCann. Besides this CD I don't know anything about Les McCann or his other music. Maybe this is his best or worst recording ever. However, I really enjoy it. Just like Gene Harris this is jazz with funk / soul elements. Only in a total different style than Gene Harris does.

This afternoon with my girlfriend a kind on NAT King Cole afternoon...

The last one of the afternoon...

Now into more modern jazz...

A + | WAV

(1972)

Messin' With The Kid (Live)
Laundromat (Live)
I Could've Had Religion (Live)
Pistol Slapper Blues (Live)
Going To My Home Town (Live)
In Your Town (Live)
What In The World (Live)
Hoodoo Man (Live)
Bullfrog Blues (Live)

A change of pace with one of Rory's best live albums. 

Ewemon

Your choice of blues is immaculately wonderful, i've order a couple after test driving on Spotify..many thanks!

Chris

so far this evening (all on ripped CD) 2 of my favorites Keith Jarrett trio:

and now:

(lot of memories:whenever I listened to it, I'am always wondering why I didnt' keep my Linn Kan I speakers)

Benny Golson Quartet - Free [1962]. CD-rip. Nice.

A + | WAV

(1968)

From one great guitarist to another, Jimi Hendrix and Electric Ladyland.

If you liked the original, you will also like this one...

ChrisG posted:

Ewemon

Your choice of blues is immaculately wonderful, i've order a couple after test driving on Spotify..many thanks!

Chris

 

Thanks Chris. I aim to serve as they say, plus that I kinda promised I would listen to and post Blues album for 2 weeks